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TIL in 2016 the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against United Airlines for denying an employee benefits while on military leave.

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DGbp TIL that “crushable concrete” is a safety feature at many airports. The surface deforms under the weight of an aircraft and slows it down in a similar way to sand filled runaway truck ramps.
logN1 TIL about the Indonesian Communist purge in 1965/66 - over 500,000 to 1 M communists were killed, and US played a significant role in the killings, supplying economic, technical and military aid to the Indonesian military when the killings began and providing "kill lists"
5ODP TIL that actor Paul Newman was #19 on Richard Nixon’s “enemies list”
lonwK TIL Dolly Parton gave each family who lost its primary residence in the 2016 TN fires $1,000 a month for five months. When she arrived to help dole out the final payments, she brought the nearly 900 families an unexpected bonus – another $5,000 each for a total of $10,000.
ojW TIL “urchin” is an old name for hedgehog, which explains how sea urchins got their name